Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021

Updated on June 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, among all North Carolina counties, Robeson County had the highest number of people who identified their race as American Indian and Alaska Native Alone (48.68K), followed by Mecklenburg County (10.31K), and Wake County (9.45K).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina counties.

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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021
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Ranking of North Carolina Counties By American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population in 2021
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Rank County American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Population
1 Robeson County 48683
2 Mecklenburg County 10307
3 Wake County 9453
4 Cumberland County 6490
5 Hoke County 4600
6 Guilford County 4403
7 Scotland County 4383
8 Swain County 4178
9 Forsyth County 3913
10 Jackson County 3865
11 Durham County 3435
12 Alamance County 2716
13 Harnett County 2382
14 Johnston County 2357
15 Sampson County 2287
16 Onslow County 2138
17 Halifax County 1960
18 Columbus County 1859
19 Randolph County 1812
20 Cabarrus County 1770
21 Union County 1704
22 Buncombe County 1608
23 Gaston County 1579
24 Davidson County 1495
25 New Hanover County 1489
26 Richmond County 1396
27 Moore County 1234
28 Brunswick County 1212
29 Iredell County 1112
30 Warren County 1105
31 Nash County 1061
32 Rowan County 1060
33 Chatham County 1045
34 Catawba County 1032
34 Wayne County 1032
35 Orange County 1026
36 Pitt County 1013
37 Burke County 990
38 Bladen County 971
39 Henderson County 930
40 Lee County 904
41 Franklin County 768
42 Duplin County 726
43 Craven County 664
44 Graham County 662
45 Granville County 657
46 Pender County 633
47 Wilson County 592
48 Rockingham County 564
49 Caldwell County 538
50 Cherokee County 507
51 Surry County 490
52 Carteret County 487
53 Beaufort County 484
53 Haywood County 484
54 Lincoln County 480
55 Cleveland County 463
56 Greene County 443
57 Vance County 413
58 Edgecombe County 390
59 Lenoir County 381
59 McDowell County 381
60 Person County 373
61 Hertford County 345
62 Montgomery County 332
63 Davie County 326
64 Macon County 321
65 Stanly County 319
66 Wilkes County 290
67 Yadkin County 285
68 Pasquotank County 276
69 Dare County 261
70 Watauga County 255
71 Currituck County 251
72 Rutherford County 248
73 Alexander County 214
74 Stokes County 212
75 Caswell County 210
76 Anson County 191
77 Transylvania County 160
78 Mitchell County 153
79 Bertie County 146
80 Martin County 144
81 Ashe County 142
81 Polk County 142
82 Yancey County 136
83 Madison County 132
84 Avery County 126
85 Northampton County 121
86 Pamlico County 97
87 Jones County 92
88 Washington County 87
89 Gates County 81
90 Alleghany County 72
90 Chowan County 72
91 Clay County 70
92 Perquimans County 68
93 Camden County 57
94 Hyde County 48
95 Tyrrell County 35